Following the upset, the record crowd at The Schottenstein Center stormed the court.
Unfortunately, per a video from the crowd, it appears that Clark – who finished with 45 points in the loss – collided with an Ohio State fan as she was attempting to head to the locker room, falling to the ground hurt.
Fortunately, Clark was not seriously hurt, telling reporters that she only got the wind knocked out of her. She also noted that Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith already come and apologized to her personally.
“It’s kind of scary. It could have caused a pretty scary injury to me. It knocked the wind out of me,” Clark said after the game. “(Smith) already came and apologized to me, so I appreciate that. This is what comes with the territory. I’m sure they did their best to do whatever they could. Obviously, it didn’t work, and that’s disappointing.”
The incident with Clark is something that Purdue men’s basketball coach Matt Painter eluded to just 10 days ago after Nebraska stormed the court following an upset of his Boilermakers in Lincoln.
“We gotta do something about the court storms, guys,” Painter told the media. “I just don’t know why institutions aren’t ready for it. Like, what did you think was gonna happen if they won? Spread the word. Spread the word before somebody gets hurt.”
